2013 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2013
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Melching Field at Conrad Park
City:DeLand, FL
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Tony Skole
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Kerry Doane
Mvpteam:East Tennessee State

The 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, from May 22 through 25. won their first tournament championship and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Buccaneers joined the conference in 2005.[1] [2] [3]

Format and seeding

The 2013 tournament was an 8-team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invitations to the tournament. Northern Kentucky was not eligible for the tournament while it was reclassifying from Division II. Kennesaw State claimed the sixth seed over Lipscomb by tiebreaker.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
20 7 .741 1
19 8 .704 1 2
18 9 .667 2 3
17 10 .630 3 4
15 12 .556 5 5
13 14 .481 8 6
13 14 .481 8 7
9 18 .333 12 8
8 19 .296 13
3 24 .111 18

Bracket and results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
IFChesny YoungMercer
OF/PGaither BumgardnerUSC Upstate
PBrandon LeeUSC Upstate
OFTyler LeschUSC Upstate
OFJacob BruceKennesaw State
IFChris McGowanKennesaw State
CMax PentecostKennesaw State
IFDerek NiesmanEast Tennessee State
IFAlex ReynoldsEast Tennessee State
OFJeremy TaylorEast Tennessee State
PKerry DoaneEast Tennessee State

Most Valuable Player

Kerry Doane was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Doane was a pitcher for East Tennessee State.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baseball Championship. Atlantic Sun Conference. March 16, 2013. https://archive.today/20130414081941/http://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/championship/2012-13/. April 14, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Baseball Seedings Clinched After Final Weekend of Play. May 18, 2013. Atlantic Sun Conference. May 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130809082344/http://atlanticsun.org/baseball/news/2012-13/7886/baseball-seedings-clinched-after-final-weekend-of-play/. August 9, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Bucs Cap #ASunBSB Championship Run; Heading to NCAA. Atlantic Sun Conference. May 26, 2013. August 3, 2013. https://archive.today/20130804060526/http://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/news/2012-13/7922/bucs-cap-asunbsb-championship-run-heading-to-ncaa/. August 4, 2013. dead. mdy-all.